Burns Fire Sculpts Hair Daringly In Watertown Home
Isabel C Whit ney daughter of a town selectman, living at 123 Main Street, was severely burned when an alcohol lamp she carried apparently toppled and flashed. She was curling her hair and clothing burned off her body. Physicians report she remains in precarious condition but there is hope for recovery.
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Watertown
Isabel C. Whitney
Main Street
Miss St. Denis
New York
Miss St. Denia
Witte Resigns as Russian Premier Succeeds Goremykin
St Petersburg May 2 The official notice says Premier Witte has resigned and Goremykin, former Interior Minister, will succeed him. The move surprised many observers who view Goremykin as a reactionary and doubt his ability to handle the approaching crisis.
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ST. Petersburg
Planning U. S. War Against Standard Oil
A White House conference today included President, Attorney General Moody, and James R. Garfield commissioner of corporations. They discussed Garfield's report on the activities of the so called oil trust and potential government action.
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Washington
White House
Moody
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Oil Trust
Barefooted Maiden Delights Boston Society at Fenway Court
A society charity event at Fenway Court showcased Ruth St Denis in the Madhu dance for Holy Ghost Hospital funds. Hosted under Professor Charles Eliot Norton and Mrs Gardner, the 3 pm start drew a full hall with dignitaries and social leaders, aiming to raise $20,000.
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Boston
Fenway Court
Ruth St. Denis
New York
Charles Eliot Norton
Cambridge
Eliot
Samuel Crothers
Holy Ghost Hospital For
Friends of the Hospital
Gardner
Professor Norton
Guild
Fitzgerald
Gordon Abbott
Alex Agassiz
Rudolph Agassiz
Oliver Ames
H. L. Higginson
J. L. Lockary
J. E. Thayer
Paul Thorndike
Henry Cunningham
Maclivar
S. D. Warren
W. C. Endicott
A. J. Richmond
Holland
R. H. Dana
William Wharton
Monahan
Doerty
Clarence Edward Carr
Dirkee
G. W. Lane
Tyson
Stephen Bullard
W. C. Endicott, Jr
G. A. Gardner
H.S. Grew
J. H. Hecht
J. R. Coolidge
J. M. Crafts
Philip Dexter
Eben Draper
J. J. Storrow
Municipal ownership argued in Boston electric hearin g
Boston confronts whether city ownership of the electric lighting plant could save money. Professor Frank Parsons urges municipal control, citing Detroit's efficiency, while critics warn of political risk and corporate pressure. Hearing resumes next Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
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Boston
Detroit
Edison Company
Frank Parsons
City Council
Parsons
Alderman Linehan
Solons of 71 and 2 Meet Again in Annual Banquet
Twenty members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1871 and 1872 gathered at the United States Hotel for a noon reunion and banquet. John McDuffee of Cambridge presided as master of ceremonies while speakers recalled their service in the prior year.
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Solons
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
United States
71 Club
John McDuffie
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Reunion of veteran lawmakers vows annual gathering
Many attendees are now well past seventy. A resolution was adopted pledging living members to attend the next annual reunion to maintain the close ties formed over the 35 years of their association.
Whelton Ill in Boston City Hall Lineage
Alderman Daniel A. Whelton is reported seriously ill at his West End home after a general breakdown. Confined to bed for three weeks under nurse care, recovery is hoped but a long convalescence is expected. He became acting Mayor after Mayor Collins's death, a leadership aligned with the Lomasney faction.
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Daniel A. Whelton
Allen Street
West End
City Hall
Whelton
Collins
Boston
Lomasney
Friends bid farewell to Frank B. Eden for Mt Hermon College
In Watertown on May 2 friends hosted a reception for Frank B. Eden as he leaves to study for the Baptist ministry at Mt Hermon College. The event marked the start of his religious education path.
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Watertown
Frank BE
Eden
Mt. Hermon College
Injunction Sought Against Typographical Union
Judge Fessenden heard an equity motion as Sparrell Printing Co seeks to restrain Typographical Union 13 from issuing cards letters or other materials intended to annoy or intimidate workers employed by the plaintiffs in a landmark trade union case.
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Fessenden
Equity
Sparrell Printing Company
Shurtleff School Alumnae Banquet Held In Boston
Shurtleff School Alumnae gathered at the Copley Square Hotel for a dinner and entertainment. Officers elected: Mrs J Ridings Kilner president, Mrs Lloy Neal Amsden vice president, Miss Florence M Barry secretary, Miss Mabelle W Horton treasurer. Entertainment by Henry C Hudson, Mrs Florence Crossier, Miss Lilla Kelly, Mrs Jessie Fowler and Mrs Grace W Bail. An ode by Miss Katherine Nash was sung.
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Shurtleff School
Copley Square
J. Ridings Kilner
Lloy Neal Amsden
Florence M. Barry
Mabelle W. Horton
Henry C. Hudson
Florence Crossier
Lilla Kelly
Jessie Fowler
Grace W. Bail
Katherine Nash
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Ruth ST. Dennis
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Orient
Etto
Tee Walter M. Lowney, CO
Boston, Mass
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H. I. Cowan
D. CO
OLD Southstore
Washington Stree
San Francisco
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McDonough Cor
Golden Gate Ave
Oakland
Crocker Woolworth Nat
BANK
Linehan
Alderman Curley
Professor Parsons
Bke
Hood
C. I. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
Hoyers
Blake
Court St
Sudbury St
England
Nail
Mulford
Temple Place
Harriet J. McKelvey
Allen A. Brown
Clifford
Cortes Street
Gauss
C. B. Gauss
Marshall
Mich
Peer Teenie
Shinolas
Sean Benoo
Ihun
Solomon Boston
Beacon Street
Qcuneral Undertakers and
Washington St
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Roxbury
Earl
Bowden
Jamaica
Harris Brooks Earl
Newtonville
Nelson
East Boston
Axel H. Nelson
Bedge
Moore
Fisare
Ladies’ Auxiliary
A. D
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Hibernia Hall
Havre Street
Mary A. Cavanagh
Preai
Agraxa
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